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Hanoi will have four satellite cities (Soc Son, Me Linh, Quoc Oai, Xuan Mai – Mieu Mon) plus a series of urban areas between the No. 3 and No.4 beltways. By 2030, it will have 10 million people.

The international consulting group of Perkins Eastman (USA) and Posco E&C and Jine (South Korea), or PPJ, will send its third report on Hanoi construction planning up to 2030 to the Government in November 2009. They will continue collecting reviews of the plan before it is finalized.

PPJ has already garnered comments of architectural, construction, historical and cultural experts during 12 PPJ workshops. The Construction Ministry is also seeking another consultant to critique the plan.

In previous workshops, PPJ proposed to develop a “green corridor” and a national administrative center. Accordingly, 60 percent of the total area will be devoted to the green corridor and 40 percent for developing the urban area. By 2030, Hanoi will have 10 million people.

However, former Dean of Hanoi Architecture University Tran Trong Hanh argued that the area for urban construction should be only 10-20 percent of the total rather than 40 percent.

The Prime Minister approved PPJ’s plan to restrict urban development inside Hanoi’s city center and to build four satellite cities.

Comprehensive plans for Hanoi’s expansion and development must be finalized by the 1000th anniversary of Hanoi (October 10, 2010).